Night of the Living Dead (1990)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $5,835,247Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,884,679 (49.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.02 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$4,200,000 (worldwide box office is 1.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,544 opening theaters/1,544 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $14,906,142

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 19th, 1990 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: October 5th, 1999 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 92 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Dawn of the Dead
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Keywords: Zombies, Supernatural Horror, Supernatural, Remake, Death of a Son or Daughter
Source:Based on Movie
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 21st Century Film Corporation
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 19, 1990 6 $2,884,679   1,544 $1,868   $2,884,679 1
Oct 26, 1990 14 $1,069,233 -63% 1,537 $696   $4,648,857 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 19, 1990 7 $3,579,624   1,544 $2,318   $3,579,624 1

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Supporting Cast

Tom Towles Harry
McKee Anderson Helen
William Butler Tom
Bill Moseley Johnnie
Katie Finneran Judy Rose
Zachary Mott Bulldog
Pat Logan Uncle Rege

Cameos

George A. Romero Washington reporter

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Tom Savini Director
John A. Russo Producer
Russ Streiner Producer
George A. Romero Screenwriter
Menahem Golan Executive Producer
George A. Romero Executive Producer
Ami Artzi Co-Executive Producer
Frank Prinzi Director of Photography
Paul McCollough Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,884,679 (49.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.02 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$4,200,000 (worldwide box office is 1.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,544 opening theaters/1,544 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $14,906,142

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 19th, 1990 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: October 5th, 1999 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 92 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Dawn of the Dead
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Keywords: Zombies, Supernatural Horror, Supernatural, Remake, Death of a Son or Daughter
Source:Based on Movie
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 21st Century Film Corporation
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Supporting Cast

Tom Towles Harry
McKee Anderson Helen
William Butler Tom
Bill Moseley Johnnie
Katie Finneran Judy Rose
Zachary Mott Bulldog
Pat Logan Uncle Rege

Cameos

George A. Romero Washington reporter

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Tom Savini Director
John A. Russo Producer
Russ Streiner Producer
George A. Romero Screenwriter
Menahem Golan Executive Producer
George A. Romero Executive Producer
Ami Artzi Co-Executive Producer
Frank Prinzi Director of Photography
Paul McCollough Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 19, 1990 6 $2,884,679   1,544 $1,868   $2,884,679 1
Oct 26, 1990 14 $1,069,233 -63% 1,537 $696   $4,648,857 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 19, 1990 7 $3,579,624   1,544 $2,318   $3,579,624 1

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records